Back in the gym this morning for the first time in 5 years. I've lost about 4-5kgs of muscle mass that I need to put back on if I want to carry on playing tennis and kitesurfing without being crippled each time I do them. Catch is I've got a dodgy lower back now (bit of scoliosis, sciatica, etc.) so barbell deadlifts, squats and anything where I'm putting weight across the top of my back is out of the question.
Views on trap bar deadlifts? I've never done them but I've been reading a bit and seems like they are popular for people with back issues.
They're great and I always fall back on the hex bar deadlifts and squats when I tweak my back. Start with the upper handles, then build up to lower, and then do deficits.
Back in the gym this morning for the first time in 5 years. I've lost about 4-5kgs of muscle mass that I need to put back on if I want to carry on playing tennis and kitesurfing without being crippled each time I do them. Catch is I've got a dodgy lower back now (bit of scoliosis, sciatica, etc.) so barbell deadlifts, squats and anything where I'm putting weight across the top of my back is out of the question.
Views on trap bar deadlifts? I've never done them but I've been reading a bit and seems like they are popular for people with back issues.